The plan, pending cabinet approval, won't allow prosecution 'other than in exceptional cases,' limit fines to NIS 1,000 and won't differentiate between first and repeated offenses

Police arrest two men suspected of distributing drug cocktail; banned from Israel in 2011, 'Mr. Nice Guy' known to cause dizziness, vomiting and hallucinations

New Hope MK blames her former Likud colleagues, who had supported law proposal in previous government; coalition MKs Walid Taha and Mazen Ghanaim vote against

Arab coalition party asks that legislation wait another two weeks, mulls how legalizing recreational use will be received by Arab community

TV report says coalition trying to convince New Hope MK to pull proposal until other sources of legislative backing can be found

Cuomo signs legislation Wednesday; state to automatically clear records of people with past convictions of cannabis-related offenses that would no longer be criminalized

According to recommendations of interministerial team, marijuana will be sold to users aged 21 and up, but not for consumption in public

Committee will reportedly recommend setting up authorized shops to sell the drug for recreational use to those 21 and older, but ban smoking it in public

Recommendation reportedly to be released in coming days, after Health Ministry changed tack to back recreational use

Suspects were promoting a marijuana delivery service through Telegram